Students’ Perception of Using Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) as a Media for Learning English
Keywords:
learning English, MALL, media, perception, studentsAbstract
Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) is a media that can be used in the process of learning English in the form of a hand-held mobile device or also known as a mobile phone. The purpose of this study is to determine students' perceptions of the use of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) as a media for learning English. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The researcher used direct interviews as a data collection technique for two Junior High School students who attended schools in urban areas and two Junior High School students who attended rural schools in the North Sumatra region. The results of this finding are that students who attend school in urban areas do not have serious problems with using MALL as learning media. They consider that the internet network is easy to access, the school also provides WiFi and they are able to operate mobile phones optimally so that the use of MALL as a media for learning English is considered effective and not boring by students to improve their English skills. Students who attend schools in rural areas also think that MALL is a media that is not boring and is able to improve their English skills, but there are obstacles they experience, like difficulties in accessing the internet network and the school does not provide WiFi, so that the use of MALL as a learning media is considered inadequate effective.
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